Frzzl

November thanks

November songs

my story today

Thank you noticing Hevenu shalom aleichem, - my story today, and for your comments above. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:50, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Anytime - it's one of my favourite pieces of Jewish music, alongside "Az der Rebbe Zingt", which is so joyful but also versatile. Have a nice evening -  Frzzl  talk; contribs  21:00, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Congratulations to your new GA! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:45, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

I added some images from Aachen, taken 21 Oct. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:54, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Vielen dank! I thought the one looking up to the octagon was particularly lovely. I can also celebrate reaching 2.5k edits today (although the number is only superficial), which is enjoyable to look at.  Frzzl  talk; contribs  23:15, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Congratulations! - I proudly remember having sung in an oratorio premiere seven years ago OTD. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:32, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Next pics come from vacation - today my topic is a soprano. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:41, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Stunning! Nice to see some sunny weather - we're fairly settled into winter here in the UK. Thank you commenting here, I really appreciate it: it's nice to see the everything going on.  Frzzl  talk; contribs  21:48, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for improving article quality in November! - My story today is a DYK hook from 13 years ago OTD: about the great music at one of my churches. Mozart's Requiem to come on Sunday, coupled with Arvo Pärt's Da pacem Domine, - I guess you might come if it was a bit closer. Perhaps watch the video of our last production, our first on yt, ever. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:51, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

And to you! I'm sure that it was superb - would you email/whatever's easiest me a link or channel name? I'd love to have a listen, but can't seem to find it...  Frzzl  talk; contribs  00:14, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Abram Kofman

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Your GA nomination of Georg Forchhammer

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Your GA nomination of Georg Forchhammer

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DYK for Abram Kofman

On 26 November 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Abram Kofman, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Abram Kofman was the first Ancient Greek-Esperanto translator, publishing translated sections of the Iliad in 1895? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Abram Kofman. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Abram Kofman), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 59

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DYK for Henriette Ith

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Z1720 (talk) 00:02, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

…such a shame that the better hook didn't get promoted, but oh well.  Frzzl  talk; contribs  08:43, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

QPQ bank

There's a massive backlog at WP:DYKN, so here's some clearing and QPQs for future use

• WoodmenLife Tower
• The Many Faces of Jesus
• Kanye West
• Lloyd George envelope
• Nicholas Tagbo
• Edo literature

 Frzzl  talk; contribs  18:33, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

Signature

Your signature seems to be populating the category Articles using Template:Background color with invalid color combination. Thanks, Queen of Hearts ❤️ (she/they 🎄 🏳️‍⚧️) 01:40, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

December greetings

December: story · music · places

Thank you for what you do and stand for! I wish you a good festive season and a peaceful New Year! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:43, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

And to you! I've greatly enjoyed your stories recently; many thanks for all the delightful musical facts! Happy New Year,  Frzzl  talk; contribs  23:25, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for saying that! - Today, I have a special story to tell, of the works of a musician born 300 years ago. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:31, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Jules Meysmans

On 26 December 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jules Meysmans, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that although Jules Meysmans invented an entire language, he is best known for his invention of one word? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jules Meysmans. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Jules Meysmans), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Your GA nomination of Femboy

The article Femboy you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Femboy and Talk:Femboy/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Schminnte -- Schminnte (talk) 00:23, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Per @Lee Vilenski's GAN comment and seeing as transcluded templates are not allowed in signatures anyway, I took the liberty of converting your signature to html. Unfortunately, your current signature is a bit too complex to fit under the 255 character limit (for me anyway). I've made some similar mockups for you though:

• Without the padding: Frzzl  talk; contribs (248 characters)
• Drop the contribs and get a much more lightweight option: Frzzltalk (194 characters)
• Bold tags lets you keep padding:  Frzzl  talk; contribs  (241 characters)
• Similar idea with underline:  Frzzl  talk; contribs  (241 characters)

Feel free to use these or not, but please stop using the transcluded templates per the signature guidelines. All the best, Schminnte ^{[talk to me]} 01:41, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Thank you very much, and apologies! Switched. Frzzl  talk; contribs  13:07, 2 January 2024 (UTC) (but underlined)

Your GA nomination of Femboy

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2024

Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht

Happy New Year

2024

Same location pictured as 2019. - Congrats to your GA! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:54, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Happy New Year! Thank you very much; it was quite off the cuff, but it was a fun change from my usual stream of work. Hope you're doing well,  Frzzl  talk; contribs  22:02, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, and especially also for the lovely barnstar! Today, my story is one of the Bach chorale cantatas that are my main topic this year, premiered on 14 January, GA article review on 14 January, and a lovely DYK review - in 2016. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:09, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

On the Main page: the person who made the pictured festival possible --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:00, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

story · music · places

Thank you for improving articles in January! I remember Ewa Podleś on the Main page, and had - believe it or not - two musical DYK today. Shalom chaverim. On vacation, with something for your sweet tooth --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:15, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Today: the performance of Anna Nekhames --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:29, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Today a friend's birthday, with related music and a few new vacation pics --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:01, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your messages, Gerda - I've greatly enjoyed your articles and stories over the past few months. I'm feeling pretty burnt out on Wikipedia at the moment, and life is a little too hectic to be able to dedicate the same amount of time to this project as previously able to, so I'm going to be on a WikiBreak for a couple of weeks. I'm certainly going to back at some point though, so I'll be sure to say hi once my article-writing capacities have been restored haha!  Frzzl  talk; contribs  23:13, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

Review of DYK nom of Carl Segerståhl

I did ping you, but I like belt and suspenders. I went through DYK nom for Carl Segerståhl and I think it is good to go. I like you second hook better. 🌿MtBotany (talk) 19:59, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Ah, thank you very much! Appreciate the review a lot.  Frzzl  talk; contribs  20:14, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Judaism and constructed languages

Hey, I was lurking through your todo page (hope you're fine with it) and saw that topic. Ping me if you'll be writing that article - though I'm not an expert, I'll be happy to help :) And you probably saw it, but here's quite interesting publication on the topic Modern Hebrew, Esperanto, and the Quest for a Universal Language. Artem.G (talk) 18:40, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

No, I'm delighted that anyone's interested in the stuff I put around here! Thank you for the paper, I'll certainly ping you when I get around to it. I didn't realise that you were the reviewer for Bagme Bloma; funnily enough, that's one of the articles that first peaked my interest in Wikipedia :D  Frzzl  talk; contribs  19:10, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

hey, I completely forgot about Bagme Bloma :) I'm pretty bad at languages, but conlangs are fascinating - I like to read about this utopian projects of a universal languages even if it reads like sci-fi. Artem.G (talk) 07:33, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Hermann Alfred Tanner

On 9 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hermann Alfred Tanner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Swiss mountaineer Hermann Alfred Tanner invented a compass to navigate colour harmony? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hermann Alfred Tanner. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hermann Alfred Tanner), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Carl Segerståhl

On 15 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carl Segerståhl, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that instead of paying homage to a visiting King Gustaf VI Adolf, Swedish headmaster Carl Segerståhl took his students swimming in a nearby lake? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carl Segerståhl. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Carl Segerståhl), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Isabelle Belato ^🏳‍🌈 00:02, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 60

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DYK for Femboy

On 25 January 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Femboy, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that one academic described the introduction of femboys to Myanmar as a tactic to achieve an "ideological revolution"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Femboy. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Femboy), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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		Hook update
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DYK nomination of Heinrich Nidecker

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DYK for Heinrich Nidecker

On 11 February 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Heinrich Nidecker, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Heinrich Nidecker accused Samuel Taylor Coleridge's philosophical tract Theory of Life of containing plagiarism? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Heinrich Nidecker. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Heinrich Nidecker), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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WikiCup 2024 February newsletter

The 2024 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with 135 participants. This is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2017.

Our current leader is newcomer Generalissima (submissions), who has one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher) and 10 GAs and 12 DYKs mostly on New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:

• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), with one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, and two DYKs;
• Vami_IV (submissions), with one FA on Doom (2016 video game), one GA on Boundary Fire (2017), and 11 reviews;
• MaranoFan (submissions), with one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and two DYKs;
• Skyshifter (submissions), with one FA on OneShot and one DYK;
• Sammi Brie (submissions), with five GAs and five DYKs on television and radio stations;
• voorts (submissions) and Elli (submissions), both with one FA and one DYK each.

As a reminder, competitors may submit work for the first round until 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February, and the second round starts 1 March. Remember that only the top 64 scoring competitors will make it through to the second round; currently, competitors need at least 15 points to progress. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges (Cwmhiraeth (talk · contribs), Epicgenius (talk · contribs), and Frostly (talk · contribs)) are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:58, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Alphonse Matejka

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Your GA nomination of A Secret Vice

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February thanks

story · music · places

Thank you for improving quality articles in February. - The image, taken on a cemetery last year after the funeral of a distant but dear family member, commemorates today, with thanks for their achievements, four subjects mentioned on the Main page and Vami_IV, a friend here. Listen to music by Tchaikovsky (an article where one of the four is pictured), sung by today's subject (whose performance on stage I enjoyed two days ago). -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:09, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

more music and flowers on Rossini's rare birthday --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:09, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Alphonse Matejka

The article Alphonse Matejka you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Alphonse Matejka for comments about the article, and Talk:Alphonse Matejka/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Kingsif -- Kingsif (talk) 12:44, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

WikiCup 2024 March newsletter

The first round of the 2024 WikiCup ended at 23:59 (UTC) on 27 February. Everyone with at least 30 points moved on to Round 2, the highest number of points required to advance to the second round since 2014. Due to a six-way tie for the 64th-place spot, 67 contestants have qualified for Round 2.

The following scorers in Round 1 all scored more than 300 points:

• Generalissima (submissions), who has 916 points mostly from one FA on John Littlejohn (preacher), 15 GAs, and 16 DYKs on a variety of topics including New Zealand coinage and Inuit figures, in addition to seven reviews
• Vami_IV (submissions), who has 790 points from two FAs on Felix M. Warburg House and Doom (2016 video game), two GAs, one DYK, and 11 reviews
• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who has 580 points from one FA on Hö'elün, two GAs on Mongolia-related articles, two DYKs, and five reviews
• Sammi Brie (submissions), who has 420 points mostly from nine GAs and seven DYKs on television and radio stations
• MaranoFan (submissions), who has 351 points from one FA on Holidays (Meghan Trainor song), a nine-article FT on 30 (album), and three DYKs
• Skyshifter (submissions), who has 345 points from one FA on OneShot, one DYK and two reviews

In this newsletter, the judges would like to pay a special tribute to Vami_IV (submissions), who unfortunately passed away this February. At the time of his death, he was the second-highest-scoring competitor. Outside the WikiCup, he had eight other featured articles, five A-class articles, eight other good articles, and two Four Awards. Vami also wrote an essay on completionism, a philosophy in which he deeply believed. If you can, please join us in honoring his memory by improving one of the articles on his to-do list.

Remember that any content promoted after 27 February but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, feel free to review one of the nominations listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:40, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 61

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 61, January – February 2024

• Bristol University Press and British Online Archives now available
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Your GA nomination of Henriette Ith

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Autopatrolled granted

Hi Frzzl, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the autopatrolled user right to your account. This means that pages you create will automatically be marked as 'reviewed', and no longer appear in the new pages feed. Autopatrolled is assigned to prolific creators of articles, where those articles do not require further review, and may have been requested on your behalf by someone else. It doesn't affect how you edit; it is used only to manage the workload of new page patrollers.

Since the articles you create will no longer be systematically reviewed by other editors, it is important that you maintain the high standard you have achieved so far in all your future creations. Please also try to remember to add relevant WikiProject templates, stub tags, categories, and incoming links to them, if you aren't already in the habit; user scripts such as Rater and StubSorter can help with this. As you have already shown that you have a strong grasp of Wikipedia's core content policies, you might also consider volunteering to become a new page patroller yourself, helping to uphold the project's standards and encourage other good faith article writers.

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Women in Red April 2024

Women in Red | April 2024, Volume 10, Issue 4, Numbers 293, 294, 302, 303, 304 Online events: New: Alphabet run S & T | Gender studies | Health Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) Announcements The second round of "One biography a week" begins in April as part of #1day1woman. Tip of the month: If you run into technical problems, you might find help on our Tools and technical support page Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

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WikiCup 2024 April newsletter

We are approaching the end of the 2024 WikiCup's second round, with a little over two weeks remaining. Currently, contestants must score at least 105 points to progress to the third round.

Our current top scorers are as follows:

• Sammi Brie (submissions) with 642 points, mostly from 11 GAs about radio and television;
• voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two FAs (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three GAs;
• Generalissima (submissions) with 523 points, mostly from 11 GAs about coinage and history;
• SounderBruce (submissions) with 497 points, mostly from a FA about the 2020 season of the soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and two GAs;
• Tamzin (submissions) with 410 points, mostly from a FA about the drink Capri-Sun and three GAs;
• Kusma (submissions) with 330 points, mostly from a FA about the English botanist Anna Blackburne and a GA.

Competitors may submit work for the second round until the end of 28 April, and the third round starts 1 May. Remember that only competitors with the top 32 scores will make it through to the third round. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. Please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAN, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs. As a reminder, competitors are strictly prohibited from gaming Wikipedia policies or processes to receive more points.

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Books & Bytes – Issue 62

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 62, March – April 2024

• IEEE and Haaretz now available
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Precious anniversary

Precious

One year!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:50, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

story · music · places

Today's TFA, Felix M. Warburg House, was written by Vami_IV and Epicgenius, introduced: "This article is about another of the great houses that once lined Fifth Avenue in New York. Specifically, this is the mansion of Felix M. Warburg, a Jewish financier who ignored fears of anti-Semitic reprisal to his decided to build himself a big Gothic manor in the middle of New York City. Although the Warburgs no longer remain, their legacy does: the museum is now the home of the Jewish Museum (Manhattan) and the building largely survives as they left it. It's a beautiful building and I hope you will all enjoy it."! - in memory --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:44, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

today's story has a pic of a woman holding her cat, a DYK of 5 years ago - the recent pics show 2 orange tip butterflies --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:51, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for improving articles in May! - Today's story mentions a concert I loved to hear and a piece I loved to sing in choir, 150 years old OTD. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:41, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red May 2024

Women in Red | May 2024, Volume 10, Issue 5, Numbers 293, 294, 305, 306, 307 Online events: New: Press women | Alphabet run U, V & W | Central and Eastern Europe Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) Announcements from other communities Wikimedia CEE Spring 2024 - contest with certificates of participation and prizes The Wikipedia Library: #1Lib1Ref - May 15th to June 5th Tip of the month: Use open-access references wherever possible, but a paywalled reliable source is better than none, particularly for biographies of living people. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter/X

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WikiCup 2024 May newsletter

The second round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 April. This round was particularly competitive: each of the 32 contestants who advanced to Round 3 scored at least 141 points. This is the highest number of points required to advance to Round 3 since 2014.

The following scorers in Round 2 all scored more than 500 points:

• Sammi Brie (submissions) with 707 points, mostly from 45 good article nomination reviews and 12 good articless about radio and television;
• Generalissima (submissions) with 600 points, mostly from 12 good articles and 12 did you know nominations about coinage and history;
• SounderBruce (submissions) with 552 points, mostly from a featured article about the 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season, three featured lists, and two good articles;
• BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 548 points, mostly from a featured article about the snooker player John Pulman, two featured lists, and one good article;
• voorts (submissions) with 530 points, mostly from two featured articles (Well he would, wouldn't he? and Cora Agnes Benneson) and three good articles.

The full scores for Round 2 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 18 featured articles, 22 featured lists, and 186 good articles, 76 in the news credits and at least 200 did you know credits. They have conducted 165 featured article reviews, as well as 399 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 21 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 April but before the start of Round 3 can be claimed during Round 3, which starts on 1 May at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

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Good afternoon Frzzl, as one who is a newbie when it comes to this website, I'm not quite sure how to format this memo to you. But, here's what I have to say. As we made edits on the Femboy article, you made the claim that the definition for a femboy being "a feminine boy who express themselves with traditionally feminine behaviors" sounded redundant to you. While I can see why you considered this definition as being redundant, it's important to understand, definitions are not meant to please your aesthetic preferences but rather to be factually correct with what they're trying to convey. The definition beforehand being " is a slang term for a male or non-binary individual who expresses themselves with traditionally feminine behaviours" is simply factually incorrect. That's why I made the necessary adjustments to the definition to provide the readers with a more insightful and honest answer regarding what a "femboy" truly is. It's also important to note that due to the origins of femboy culture originating in the United States, it is not fallacious to correct the word "jewellery" with "jewelry" out of aesthetic appeal, as it does count as a grammar fix. According to Grammar, grammar is defined as "the set of rules for how a natural language is structured, as demonstrated by its speakers or writers." I decided to uphold the American definition of "femboy" due to its rich American history. Please do not vandalize Wikipedia any further and I understand the place of heart behind your remarks. Out of the kindness of my heart, I'll allow your wishes to come true and uphold your request for "jewelry", to be kept as "jewellery", other than that. My edits are upheld.

Best of luck to you and your future editing.

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Women in Red June 2024

Women in Red | June 2024, Volume 10, Issue 6, Numbers 293, 294, 308, 309, 310 Online events: New: LGBTQ+ women | Wiki Loves Pride | Women in Music | Alphabet run X, Y & Z Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) Announcements from other communities Women in Green Good Article Edit-a-thon June 2024 - Going Back in Time The Wikipedia Library: #1Lib1Ref - May 15th to June 5th Tip of the month: Find a Grave is NOT a reliable source (as it is user-generated content). It can be used to look for biographical clues. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter/X

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WikiCup 2024 July newsletter

The third round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 28 June. As with Round 2, this round was competitive: each of the 16 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 256 points.

The following editors all scored more than 400 points in Round 3:

• Generalissima (submissions) with 1,059 points, mostly from 1 featured article on DeLancey W. Gill, 11 good articles, 18 did you know nominations, and dozens of reviews;
• Skyshifter (submissions) with 673 points, mostly from 2 featured articles on Worlds (Porter Robinson album) and I'm God, 5 good articles, and 2 did you know nominations;
• Sammi Brie (submissions) with 557 points, mostly from 1 featured article on KNXV-TV, 5 good articles, and 8 did you know nominations; and
• AryKun (submissions) with 415 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Great cuckoo-dove, with a high number of bonus points from that article.

The full scores for round 3 can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 28 featured articles, 38 featured lists, 240 good articles, 92 in the news credits, and at least 285 did you know credits. They have conducted 279 featured article reviews, as well as 492 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 22 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Remember that any content promoted after 28 June but before the start of Round 4 can be claimed during Round 4, which starts on 1 July at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.

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Women in Red July 2024

Women in Red | July 2024, Volume 10, Issue 7, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 312, 313 Online events: New: Translation contest 2024 | Science Fiction and Fantasy | Women in Sports Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) Announcements from other communities Wiki Loves Sport 2024 22 July - 22 September Tip of the month: A foreign language biography does not guarantee notability for English Wikipedia. Check the guidelines before you start. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter/X

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Your GA nomination of Abram Kofman

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Your GA nomination of Carl Segerståhl

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story · music · places

Congratulations! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:54, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Pictured on the same Main page: Brian's Mozart family grand tour, my story today, and Mozart related to all three items of music on my talk: our 2023 concert, an opera in a theatre where a Mozart premiere took place, and those remembered, Martti Wallén, a bass, and Liana Isakadze, a violinist from Georgia, (whose article would be better with more details about her music-making). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:17, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

My story today is - because of the anniversary of the premiere OTD in 1782 - about Die Entführung aus dem Serail, opera by Mozart, while yesterday's was - because of the TFA - about Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera by Offenbach, - so 3 times Mozart again if you click on "music" ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:53, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for improving article quality in July! - Today's story is about a photographer who took iconic pictures, especially View from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Manhattan, 9/11, yesterday's was a great mezzo, and on Thursday we watched a sublime ballerina. If that's not enough my talk offers the chamber music from two amazing concerts. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:05, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Hello! Sorry for being a touch late to the keyboard; I hope you’re well, and thank you for your lovely messages. I’m lately out travelling, and hoping to pick up some fun ideas for articles -  Frzzl  talk; contribs  14:22, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 63

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 63, May – June 2024

• One new partner
• 1Lib1Ref
• Spotlight: References check

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Women in Red August 2024

Women in Red | August 2024, Volume 10, Issue 8, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 313, 314, 315 Online events: New: | Women in film and stage | Indigenous women Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) | Translation contest 2024 (July, August, September) | Women in Sports (July, August) Announcements from other communities TBD Tip of the month: Check your athlete's notability before researching and creating her bio. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter/X

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September 2024 at Women in Red

Women in Red | September 2024, Volume 10, Issue 9, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 316, 317 Online events: New: Women writers & their works | Geofocus: Islands A - H Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) | Translation contest 2024 (Jul, Aug, Sep) Announcements from other communities August 30 is the tenth anniversary of WikiProject Women writers! Tip of the month: Try her pen name when searching for sources, and remember to add her to any of these that apply: List of pen names, List of literary initials, and Category:Pseudonymous women writers. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter/X

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WikiCup 2024 August newsletter

The fourth round of the 2024 WikiCup ended on 29 August. Each of the 8 contestants who advanced to Round 4 scored at least 472 points, and the following contestants scored more than 700 points:

• Generalissima (submissions) with 1,150 points, mostly from 3 featured articles, 2 featured lists, 7 good articles, and 13 did you know nominations;
• Arconning (submissions) with 791 points, mostly from 2 featured lists, 8 good articles, 4 did you know nominations, and plenty of reviews;
• AirshipJungleman29 (submissions) with 718 points, mostly from a high-multiplier featured article on Genghis Khan and 2 good articles; and
• BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 714 points, mostly from 1 featured article on Susanna Hoffs, 2 featured lists, and 3 good articles.

Congratulations to our eight finalists and all who participated. Contestants put in extraordinary amounts of effort during this round, and their scores can be seen here. So far this year, competitors have gotten 36 featured articles, 55 featured lists, 15 good articles, 93 in the news credits, and at least 333 did you know credits. They have conducted 357 featured content reviews, as well as 553 good article reviews and peer reviews, and have added 30 articles to featured topics and good topics.

Any content promoted after 29 August but before the start of Round 5 can be claimed during Round 5, which starts on 1 September at 00:00 (UTC). Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. If two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether for a good article, featured content, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed. Remember to claim your points within 14 days of earning them, and importantly, before the deadline on 31 October.

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A barnstar for you!

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		Dear Colleague, Thank you for the excellent improvements you are currently applying to the article on Keith Bosley. Very well done, and please know that your contributions are greatly appreciated! With kind regards; Patrick. ツ Pdebee.(talk)(become old-fashioned!) 15:20, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Books & Bytes – Issue 64

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 64, July – August 2024

• The Hindu Group joins The Wikipedia Library
• Wikimania presentation
• New user script for easily searching The Wikipedia Library

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Women in Red October 2024

Women in Red | October 2024, Volume 10, Issue 10, Numbers 293, 294, 318, 319, 320 Online events: New: Women in STEM | Geofocus: Islands I-P | Women in archaeology Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) Announcements from other communities October is Women in Green's "Around the World in 31 Days" Good Article Edit-a-thon Tip of the month: Unsure how to expand a stub article? Take a look at this guidance Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter/X

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An article was created on Viossa

Viossa is an article now. I know you have a subpage for Viossa, so thought you might be interested. Cheers, TypistMonkey (talk) 17:31, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for informing me! Hopefully it stays up - my draft was an article, but it was AfD'd for lack of sources, so I just moved it to userspace. Seems like the new one's based off the French translation of the current draft. Very much appreciate the notification, many thanks -  Frzzl  talk; contribs  18:13, 1 October 2024 (UTC)  Frzzl  talk; contribs  18:13, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:DYK gallery

Template:DYK gallery has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 20:02, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Reminder: GA backlog drive

Hello! Just a reminder that, if you have time, you are welcome to join the GA backlog drive; it runs until the end of October. You are receiving this message because you signed up on the drive page but have not yet listed any reviews. We hope to see you there! Either way, happy editing! —Ganesha811 (talk) 05:49, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red November 2024

Women in Red | November 2024, Vol 10, Issue 11, Nos 293, 294, 321, 322, 323 Online events: New: Asian women | Geofocus: Islands Q-Z | Women in engineering Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) Announcements from other communities Annual Wikipedia Asian Month (WAM) is an online campaign designed to boost Asian content on Wikipedia each November. Unreferenced articles backlog drive. These Wikiproject clean-up lists offer a start to November's backlog drive, e.g. Women's History and Women writers Tip of the month: Looking for an image? Sometimes you can find openly licensed images at search.creativecommons.org/ Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter/X

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"List of Interlingue periodicals" listed at Redirects for discussion

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WikiCup 2024 November newsletter

The 2024 WikiCup has come to an end, with the final round being a very tight race. Our new champion is AirshipJungleman29 (submissions), who scored 2,283 points mainly through 3 high-multiplier FAs and 3 GAs on military history topics. By a 1% margin, Airship beat out last year's champion, BeanieFan11 (submissions), who scored second with 2,264 points, mainly from an impressive 58 GAs about athletes. In third place, Generalissima (submissions) scored 1,528 points, primarily from two FAs on U.S. Librarians of Congress and 20 GAs about various historical topics. Our other finalists are: Sammi Brie (submissions) with 879 points, Hey man im josh (submissions) with 533 points, BennyOnTheLoose (submissions) with 432 points, Arconning (submissions) with 244 points, and AryKun (submissions) with 15 points. Congratulations to our finalists and all who participated!

The final round was very productive, and contestants had 7 FAs, 9 FLs, 94 GAs, 73 FAC reviews, and 79 GAN reviews and peer reviews. Altogether, Wikipedia has benefited greatly from the activities of WikiCup competitors all through the contest. Well done everyone!

All those who reached the final will receive awards and the following special awards will be made, based on high performance in particular areas of content creation. So that the finalists do not have an undue advantage, these prizes are awarded to the competitor who scored the highest in any particular field in a single round, or in the event of a tie, to the overall leader in this field.

• Generalissima (submissions) wins the featured article prize for 3 FAs in round 4, and 7 FAs overall.
• Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured list prize for 23 FLs overall.
• MaranoFan (submissions) wins the featured topic prize for 9 articles in featured topics in round 1.
• Hey man im josh (submissions) wins the featured content reviewer prize for 110 FA/FL reviews overall.
• BeanieFan11 (submissions) wins the good article prize for 58 GAs in round 5, and 70 GAs overall.
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Issue 65, September – October 2024

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